i use msp7. i use hollywood fx gold,xplode 4, boris,video fx plusins as 3rd party effect.but when i render in a 50 or 40 minute project, after rendering 30 or 35 or 37 it shows "failed to open mpeg encoder".but if the projct is 35 or 30 or 20 or less then 35 it is ok .so what can i do. plz hlp me

So the hard drive is formatted to NTSC and not Fat32? If so then perhaps the MPEG encoder has been corrupted. Have you tried to re-install?

Have you recently installed other programs, especially NLE's that may use mpeg encoders? I recall with Ulead VS versions, there are some that if installed out of order will corrupt other versions. VS11 for example, where I have to go back and reinstall the flashplayer utility supplied with it, everytime flashplayer is upgraded, or I've installed a newer version.

What type of video files are your source files? DV, HDV, MPEG-2, WMV??? Could right-click on a video clip in the time-line, select properties and copy them back here?

There are some folders located at C:\Program Files\Common Files\Ulead Systems\MPEG. This is where the MPEG encoder files are found. For the most part, these [i]are not removed when you install a program. For example if I uninstall VS X2, none of the files in this folder will be removed. There has been an occasion in the past, where I have had to force this folder to be rebuilt. It will require reinstalling MSP 7 at least.

1. Uninstall MSP.2. Rename or move the MPEG folder to some other part of your system. 3. Re-install MSP4. Go back and check to see if the MPEG folder has been rebuilt under the Common Files\Ulead Systems folder.